The community midwives offer total care for pregnancy, birth and the post-natal period. They currently run a clinic each Wednesday. Unless you have had problems in previous pregnancies, your initial appointment should be with the midwife and not your GP. Your initial appointment should be 10 weeks after the date of your last period. Post-natal appointments can be made with a GP during normal surgery times. Please ask the receptionist for a double appointment.

Abdominal Aortic Aneursym (AAA) - 65+ and male?

A free and quick NHS scan can tell you if you have an abdominal aortic aneursym. There are around 6,000 deaths each year in England and Wales from ruptured AAA - around 4% of men aged between 65 and 74 in England have an AAA (approximately 80,000 men). The condition is 6 times more common in men than in women.

Men are automatically invited for screening in the year they turn 65. However, men who are older than 65 and who have not previously been screened or treated for an AAA, can opt in through self-referral direct to the screening programme - telephone: 01784 884859 or by email: aaascreening@asph.nhs.uk

Men will receive an invitation leaflet with an appointment at The Villages Medical Centre for a scan giving 3 week's notice.

Asthma and Spirometry

The practice nurses run asthma and spirometry clinics throughout the week. With regular check-ups most people’s symptoms are reduced.

Baby Clinics

The health visitors run a drop-in baby clinic on Monday afternoons from 12:30 to 14:00.

Baby Immunisations

Please make an appointment with a practice nurse for routine baby immunisations. Please understand that we ask for parental consent prior to commencing baby immunisations. For full details: immunisation schedule.

Cervical smears are carried out by practice nurses. Breast examinations are carried out by GPs.

Counselling

Referral to the NHS counsellors is through your doctor.

Dermatology

We are fortunate to have dermatology experties in the Practice. Please make an appointment to see Dr Sarah Hull.

Diabetic

Dr Karen Nevin and Sister Debbie Abraham run clinics throughout the week for optimal diabetic control. Patients should be seen at least annually.

Family Planning

Our doctors provide a family planning service, which is also available to people temporarily staying in the area.

Flu Immunisation

We run clinics in October and November. Patients who are at risk and/or who are over 65 and would like to have the flu vaccination should make an appointment with a healthcare assistant. Other eligible people include carers and those cared for, and patients living in long-stay residential homes (but not including university halls of residence).

Hypertension

Our healthcare assistant monitors patients with straight-forward high blood pressure, working with doctors and practice nurses to help monitor control and ensure routine tests are up-to-date.

Minor Surgery and Joint Injections

Please make an appointment to see Dr Ramesh Sharma.

Musculo-skeletal

Please make an appointment to see Dr Ramesh Sharma.

New Patient Health Check

Please make an appointment with a Healthcare Assistant.

Over 75 Checks

An annual health check is offered to patients over 75. Please make an appointment with the practice nurses.

Pneumovax

The Department of Health recommends that patients over 65 have the pneumococcal vaccination which will protect you against pneumonia and other related infections. Please make an appointment with a Healthcare Assistant.

Physiotherapy

We have an NHS physiotherapy service at the Practice. You need to be referred by a GP.

Practice Manager

The Practice Manager is Mrs Veronica Payne. Please contact her if you have any suggestions to improve the service, treatments, or complaints in order for her to respond to them promptly.

Smoking Cessation

Please make an appointment or telephone appointment with a GP for support in stopping smoking.

Travel Immunisation and Advice

Please contact the practice nurses about travel vaccinations giving as much notice as possible before traveling so that an individual vaccination programme for each person can be produced. We are a Yellow Fever Centre. Please note that some immunisations are not funded by the NHS.

Warfarin

Our nurses run INR clinics through the week for patients who need monitoring and initiation of Warfarin.

Weight Management

Advice and support is available for the management of weight.

Well Woman/Well Man Clinics

Please make an appointment to see a Healthcare Assistant for a well woman or well man check. If you prefer to see a doctor, please let us know. Breast examinations are carried out by a doctor.

Travel Vaccinations

If you require any vaccinations relating to foreign travel you need to make an appointment with the practice nurse to discuss your travel arrangements. This will include which countries and areas within countries that you are visiting to determine what vaccinations are required.

There is further information about countries and vaccinations required on the links below

It is important to make this initial appointment as early as possible - at least 6 weeks before you travel - as a second appointment will be required with the practice nurse to actually receive the vaccinations. These vaccines have to be ordered as they are not a stock vaccine. Your second appointment needs to be at least 2 weeks before you travel to allow the vaccines to work.

Some travel vaccines are ordered on a private prescription and these incur a charge over and above the normal prescription charge. This is because not all travel vaccinations are included in the services provided by the NHS.

Travel Health Questionnaire

Please download the Travel Form below and bring it into the surgery before making an appointment with the nurse.